Camillo Ragona Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Camillo Ragona
Bishop of Capaccio
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Capaccio
Term:1665–1677
Predecessor:Tommaso Carafa
Successor:Andrea Bonito
Consecration:23 October 1644
Consecrated By:Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Birth Date:1604
Birth Place:Tricarico, Italy
Death Date:1 August 1677 (age 73)
Death Place:Capaccio, Italy
Previous Post:Bishop of Acerno (1644–1665)
Nationality:Italian

Camillo Ragona (1604 – 1 August 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1665–1677) and Bishop of Acerno (1644–1665).[1]

Biography

Camillo Ragona was born in Tricarico, Italy in 1604.[2] [3] On 17 October 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Acerno.On 23 October 1644, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop of Capaccio, and Luigi Pappacoda, Bishop of Lecce, serving as co-consecrators. On 13 April 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Capaccio.He served as Bishop of Capaccio until his death on 1 August 1677.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 66 and 134. 2021-06-20. 2018-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004040718/http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002719&mediaType=application%2Fpdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Camillo Ragona. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Camillo Ragona. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.